Sentences with phrase «qualification for»

One of those victories ensured qualification for the Champions League second round as winners of Group H, a group many felt Mauricio Pochettino's s...

Before Liverpool can resume their attempt at winning this year's Champions League, though, there is the small matter of securing qualification for next year's tournament.

The qualification for Europe is vital in attracting good players (or keeping good players) to Arsenal.

They missed out on qualification for the competition after a loss against the Republic of Ireland.

This is something United can almost guarantee him, following their qualification for the play - offs after finishing fourth last term in the league.

FAZ claimed UEFA were considering «an evolution of the club competitions,» and that qualification for the new Super League could be determined by the «attractiveness of the clubs and their importance in marketing.»

His absence would go on to make seismic waves, as his teammates would eventually finish fourth in the league and miss out on Champions League qualification for the first time since 1996.

Sevilla beat Spartak Moscow at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, which means that Liverpool can clinch qualification for the knockout rounds with a win in Spain on November 21st.

Another factor to consider is Liverpool's potential qualification for Champions League football.

However, he has been under increasing pressure to step down from the club's fans for several seasons as Arsenal haven't won the Premier League for 14 years and risk missing out on Champions League qualification for the second consecutive season.

Monaco need to win the first leg to have a good chance of qualification for next round.

Scotland missed out on their tenth consecutive major international finals, with the possibility of qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia erased by a 2 - 2 draw away to Slovenia on Sunday evening.

Zorc conceded that the past year and a half at the club had been «notoriously difficult for multiple reasons, despite the [German] Cup triumph and qualification for the UEFA Champions League.»

The Gunners ended the 2014 - 15 campaign with a successful defence of the FA Cup at Wembley, having secured third place in the table and with it automatic qualification for the Champions League.

As for Bolton, they're also threatening to finish a previously promising season, which at one stage could have culminated in qualification for the Europa League, on a sour note.

Following Chelsea's victory in the Champions League final, this also meant that Spurs were to miss out on qualification for the tournament and of course the huge financial awards that accompany it.

With the final IRB Sevens World Cup looming in 2013, qualification for the best women's rugby sides around the globe is well underway and will become quite intense over the next few months.

World Rugby Vice-Chairman Agustin Pichot gives his reaction to Uruguay's qualification for Rugby World Cup 2019

Their brand new 50,000 - seater stadium has helped them to attract high - quality players such as [Salomon] Kalou and Marvin Martin, while qualification for the Champions League group phase is expected to swell the club's carefully tended coffers by around # 16 million.»

The Red - Whites are currently ranked seventh in the league, eight points behind league leaders Rostov, and four points behind Zenit in fourth place, which grants qualification for Europa League.

If Liverpool are to be consistent in their qualification for the Champions League, much less challenge for the title, they'll need to progress in more sustainable ways under their fiery manager as opposed to spending on an expensive centerback.

By the way, am I right in thinking our qualification for next year's Europa League will depend on Southampton not winning the FA Cup and us finishing in the top 7, or 6 if they do?

Just 24 hours after securing Olympic qualification for Rio 2016 via their semi-final win over Germany, Great Britain returned to the pitch to defeat China 2 - 0 in the gold medal match.

Manchester City have all but secured qualification for next season's Champions League with a draw at Swansea.

Liverpool's players, staff and fans joined together in brilliant scenes of celebration after securing qualification for the Champions League semi-finals.

Amber Hill secured qualification for Rio in the most astonishing of circumstances after she saw off the challenge of Italy's Diana Bacosi in dramatic fashion to clinch European Games gold.

Something happened at Arsenal last season that had not happened for over 20 years: Arsene Wenger's men failed to finish in the top four of the Premier League and therefore missed out on qualification for the 2017 - 18 Champions League.

Liverpool have gone 12 games unbeaten in the Premier League as they close in on a top - four spot which would secure Champions League qualification for the second successive year after almost ending the club's 24 - year wait for the title last season.

Three points for Arsenal will all but guarantee qualification for the knock out stage of the Champions League, but equally important the target has to be to finish the group in first place to ensure a potentially easier game in the knockout stages of the competition in February.

The Blues sit second in Group C, one point behind group leaders Roma and can secure their qualification for the knockout stages if with a win — provided other results go their way.

A 10 - game unbeaten run, eight outings of which have resulted in victories, has propelled Milan back into the hunt for a top - four finish in Serie A this season, and with that comes the all - important qualification for the Champions League.

Paulinho is back for Brazil, the only team that has already clinched mathematical qualification for next summer's 32 - team finals.

Last year, they were up to fourth and ensured qualification for the Champions League.

3) The Dakar - born midfielder has racked up 13 caps for his nation and featured in the side that narrowly missed out on securing World Cup qualification for the first time since 2002, losing 4 - 2 on aggregate to Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast.

The country's most successful coach, he oversaw Turkey's first qualification for a major finals, Euro 96, during his first spell in charge of the national side.

Qualification for the Champions League and winning the Premier League title are within Liverpool's grasp, and the Reds boss also said they want to hit another target.

The three points means Atletico secured Champions League qualification for a sixth successive season under Diego Simeone, having played in the competition only twice in the previous 16 years before the Argentine took charge.

England are in pole position to secure automatic qualification for next summer's FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil after a 4 - 1 victory against Montenegro at Wembley.

Securing qualification for the World Cup in front of home support would be a great way to sign off in their final home match and for the Thursday night fixture, Boylesports are running a double winnings promotion.

• Salzburg's qualification for this round means that Austria are the 14th nation to be represented in the UEFA Europa League quarter - finals.

You may think this obsession with Champions League qualification for qualifying» sake is part of the problem — a wilful lowering of the club's sights — but it's hard to deny that our long - standing place in football's biggest club tournament has been at least some reward for being consistently good and occasionally much better.

It's going to be interesting — we are 100 % out of the title race and our focus needs to be making sure we keep that 3rd place to secure qualification for next year's Champions League.

Heading into their last two Champions League fixtures, Manchester United simply needed three points to ensure qualification for the last 16 of the tournament.

The Gunners are 5th in the premier league and currently chasing qualification for next year's champions league as they are 4 points behind arch rivals Tottenham who occupy 4th spot.

Qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia is drawing to a close.

The thrashing leaves deposed champions Monaco four points ahead of Lyon and Marseille in second place, which brings qualification for the group stages of the Champions League, with five games left.

Although mathematically still within a shot in grabbing direct qualification for upcoming 2014 World Cup, France national side are accepting the fact that they might not earned that ticket and prepare for play offs instead.

MONTEVIDEO — Brazil's Chapecoense have been knocked out of the prestigious Copa Libertadores after a surprising qualification for the South American cup last year.

He was keen to point out that his team had already secured qualification for the Champions League with six games to spare.

Wenger has gone on record several times saying that qualifying for Europe's elite competition brings in a huge sum of money, hence deeming qualification for the tournament as «like a trophy».